Rutgers Health Clinical Affiliations
Advancing Medical Innovation and Patient Care
At Rutgers Health, our outstanding faculty – teachers, clinicians, and scientists – focus on advancing medical innovation and providing patient care driven by the latest studies. Our patients benefit as we provide each with access to the latest treatments and research so close to home.
Much of our innovation in research-driven patient care is propelled by an affiliation with our two principal teaching hospitals, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick and University Hospital in Newark.
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) New Brunswick is a 600-bed academic medical center that is the principal teaching hospital of Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and the flagship cancer hospital of the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey.
RWJUH is known for its medical excellence in so many specialties including cardiovascular care – from minimally invasive heart surgery to transplantation, cancer care, stroke care, neuroscience, orthopedics, bariatric surgery, and women’s and children’s care including The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. RWJUH also has a Level 1 Trauma Center and the first designated pediatric trauma center in the state.
RWJUH has been ranked among the best hospitals in America by U.S. News & World Report seven times and has been selected by the publication as a high performing hospital in many specialties. The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital has been ranked among the best hospitals in America by U.S. News & World Report five times. In addition, RWJUH was named among the best places to work in health care by Modern Healthcare magazine and received the Equity Care of Award as Top Hospital for Healthcare Diversity and Inclusion from the American Hospital Association.
The hospital has earned significant national recognition for clinical quality and patient safety, including the prestigious Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence and “Most Wired” designation by Hospitals and Health Networks Magazine. The American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer has rated RWJUH New Brunswick among the nation’s best comprehensive cancer centers.
University Hospital, Newark
University Hospital (UH) in Newark is a 519-bed independent, state-owned medical center that is the principal teaching hospital of Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. UH serves as a regional resource for advanced care in a wide range of medical specialties and critical care. The hospital is home to northern New Jersey’s Level I Trauma Center, one of only three in the state.
UH ranks among the Best Hospitals in Northern New Jersey and the New York Metropolitan area, according to the Best Hospitals rankings, published by U.S. News & World Report. The hospital also has recognition for "high performance" in the clinical specialty of Nephrology.
Other achievements by UH include:
- The only hospital in New Jersey to be awarded Gold Plus recognition for Heart Failure and Stroke and Target Honor Roll status, and one of only two hospitals in the state to be awarded Gold Plus rating for both Heart Failure and Stroke Care as part of the Get with the Guidelines initiative by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.
- The only hospital in northern New Jersey and one of only two in the state certified in Advanced Heart Failure Care by The Joint Commission.
- Certificate of Distinction for Advanced Certification in Comprehensive Stroke Center by The Joint Commission.
New Jersey's Largest Academic Health System
Rutgers and RWJBarnabas Health are jointly building the largest academic health system in New Jersey, comprising a broad network of hospitals and health care facilities to deliver patient care, provide educational experiences for students, and conduct clinical research.